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How to shape boxwood

Mike Ehrmantraut
2020-07-15 15:29:56
Cut off the branches that are not integral and leave only the ones that unfold horizontally to form a flattened shape. Cut off the growing disorderly twigs and present a rising posture. After pruning, the direction of branches and main branches is exactly opposite to that of wind. Cut off the small and upward branches, leaving the pendulous branches in the shape of vertical curtains. Cut off the long branches to make them symmetrical and natural.

I. flat show

Prune all the irregular branches of the boxwood, leaving only the parallel and horizontal branches, so that there are only the dense branches on it, and the whole looks neat and concise.

II. Rising shape

This shape is to cut off the growth of small and disorderly branches, so that the main branches and branches are rising, which can give people a positive feeling.

3. Wind blowing modeling

After pruning, the direction of each branch is exactly opposite to the direction of the main branch, which is like the wind blowing. It can create a strong feeling

IV. vertical curtain shape

This shape needs to cut off the small and upward branches, leaving only the long and drooping branches growing, and the overall feeling is like a curtain

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5. Natural shape

This is not to let it grow naturally. We should cut off the branches that are too dense and too long to make them symmetrical.

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